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You Don’t Need to Know Everything. Perhaps you’ve seen the poster that proudly proclaims “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten.” This is a clever list of light-hearted observations that can remind us to slow down and not take ourselves so seriously. And yet, here you are in graduate school...

Seeking the Peace of the University

June assignment for GFM New Staff Training: A Jeremiah 29 Bible Study of living in exile, and how it relates to Faculty Ministry.

Tags: Bible Study | Jeremiah | Leaders

Dreams for the Academy

Faithful faculty can and must have a powerfully redemptive influence on colleges and universities, and it is in this work that I want to set out four dreams I have for academia.

Tags: Faculty Ministry | Lamp Post | Leaders | Faculty Catalysts

2016: Emerging Scholars Network Blog Highlights

It was a great year for the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) blog, thanks to partnerships with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA campus staff ministers, campus grad fellowships, and individual emerging scholars.

Tags: Calling & Vocation | Graduate Students | Leaders | Mentoring

Walking with Jesus

As you live out your faith in your sphere of influence, may the words of this poem offer you encouragement to continually abide in Christ.

Tags: Sabbath | Rest | Encouragement | Prayer | Leaders

InterVarsity Press (IVP) Campus Resource Listing

A list of suggested InterVarsity Press (IVP) resources with a focus on the Four Commitments of InterVarsity's Graduate and Faculty Ministry.

Tags: Books | InterVarsity Press | Leaders

Loving God in the Flesh in the Real World

Thomas Grosh IV, Emerging Scholars Network’s Associate Director, shares some reflections inspired by Romans 12:1-21, Philippians 2:1-18, and Psalm 122:1-9 which challenge us to live as God created us to live.

Tags: Bible Study | Prayer | Transition | Leaders | Calling & Vocation

The Tale of Two Campuses

”Friends, keep showing up, keep praying, keep experimenting, and keep watching for signs of God’s kingdom on your campus. It’s about faithfulness, not numbers, and about a special work that God will unfold in your unique university context. The fruitfulness will come.”

Tags: Faculty Advisors | Leaders | Prayer

Autumn Prayer Service

Tom Trevethan shares a prayer service dedicating the academic year and seeking God's provision for your campus fellowship. We pray that your meetings with faculty may bring unity and encouragement.

Tags: Prayer | Leaders

Two Prayers

A prayer for the new year; and a prayer by Samuel Johnson before beginning a new study.

Tags: Prayer | Leaders

Birdwatching & Prayer

Bird-watching is more than a hobby for me. It is a spiritual discipline, a facet of a life of prayer, an extension of my seeking, seeing, and hearing from the Spirit of Jesus. Not only do the disciplines of bird-watching and contemplative prayer appear strikingly similar, but I also see parallels in the tools as well.

Tags: Prayer | Chapter Growth | Leaders

Getting Ready for Graduate School Seminar

A seminar to prepare students for graduate school.

Tags: Graduate Students | Leaders | Mentoring

Seven Habits of the Highly Effective Christian Graduate Student

You’re a Christian. You’re a grad student. What do you need to know to live well?

Tags: Leaders | Graduate student | Time Management | Encouragement

A Personal Liturgy for the Workday

A personal liturgy based on Psalm 90, written by Bobby Gross, national director for Graduate and Faculty Ministries. Use this liturgy to help you meditate on Psalm 90 and begin your day with prayer.

Tags: Bible Study | Leaders

Suggested Readings for Undergraduates

These resources may be especially helpful to undergraduates or others who are at the early stages of integrating their academic with their faith in Christ.

Tags: Books | Leaders | Integration of faith and academia

Intellectual Formation's Impact on Spiritual Formation

"I have a strong feeling that my intellectual formation is just as much a hindrance as a help to prayer."-- Henri Nouwen The Genesee Diary

Tags: Balance | Academia | Grad Students | Leaders

Just Do It: ESN Reading Groups on Campus

Build community, develop Christian minds, and transform your campus through weekly book discussions. Carson Weitnauer shares his experiences of God’s power and grace through reading groups and offers suggestions on hosting an ESN group on your campus.

Tags: Integration of faith and academia | Leaders

Partners in the Gospel

A Resource for InterVarsity Staff

InterVarsity staff and Christian faculty have been working in partnership on campuses across the country since InterVarsity’s founding.

Download InterVarsity Staff & Christian Faculty: Partners in the Gospel on Campus

Tags: Faculty Catalysts | Leaders | Calling & Vocation

Covenanted Prayer

The Emerging Scholars Network is a long-haul endeavor that depends on God. In other words, it’s the perfect subject of serious prayer. We hope this cycle of prayers and readings will help you join others before God in thanks and supplication.

Tags: Prayer | Leaders

Core Bibliography

These are the books we believe offer the best places to start as you seek to answer four questions crucial to every ESN member.

Tags: Mentoring | Leaders | Academic Vocation

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